IAB Life Science Hour Seminar Series

Abstract:

Since the development of the wildlife profession in the early 1900s, the vast majority of scientific inquiries have focused on wildlife populations and their habitats (i.e., biological dimensions), with relatively little attention allocated to studies on how people affect or are affected by wildlife (i.e., the human dimensions). However, recent changes in the extent and diversity of human-environment interactions has warranted wildlife research and management with more rigorous coupling of the human and biological dimensions. My lab focuses on integrative research. We use a social-ecological systems approach to address some of Alaska’s most complex and contentious wildlife issues. During my talk, I provide examples on how integration of the human dimensions into wildlife research has advanced knowledge on the causes and solutions to these “wildlife problems”.

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Beginning in 1966 and continuing today, IAB hosts a weekly seminar for faculty, students, staff and the public during the academic year. The series attracts life scientists from Alaska and around the world.

If you wish to meet with a particular speaker, please contact one of the seminar coordinators or the IAB director's office at 907-474-7649.

The 2018-2019 faculty coordinators for this seminar series are Falk Huettmann and Cory Williams. Beginning in 2013, many of the seminars were recorded and can be viewed online. Speakers are listed in chronological order within academic years.